No laughing matter as crack mayor meets his mocker

FILE – In this Sunday, March 2, 2014, file photo, provided by ABC, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford appears on the 9th annual “Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars” Special on the ABC broadcast from Disney’s El Capitan Theater located on Hollywood Boulevard, in Los Angeles. The studio is just steps away from Dolby Theater, home to the Academy Awards. Ford also appeared on Kimmel’s show on Monday night, March 3, and it was the culmination of months of wooing by the talk show host to get Ford to appear as a guest. (AP Photo/ABC, Randy Holmes, File)

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FILE – In this Sunday, March 2, 2014, file photo, provided by ABC, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford appears on the 9th annual “Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars” Special on the ABC broadcast from Disney’s El Capitan Theater located on Hollywood Boulevard, in Los Angeles. The studio is just steps away from Dolby Theater, home to the Academy Awards. Ford also appeared on Kimmel’s show on Monday night, March 3, and it was the culmination of months of wooing by the talk show host to get Ford to appear as a guest. (AP Photo/ABC, Randy Holmes, File)Randy Holmes/AP

For months the Mayor of Toronto has provided a rich seam of comic material for
America’s late-night talk shows, with a series of extraordinary scandals and
public pratfalls caught on camera.

Rob Ford took matters a step further by flying to Los Angeles on Monday and
making an excruciating appearance alongside the comedian who has most
gleefully mocked his behaviour.

“Now don’t get me wrong, I am very very happy that you’re here — but why are
you here?” asked Jimmy Kimmel, after Mr Ford had stepped into his studio to
the strains of reggae music — a reference to the mayor’s